As the crucial summer harvest season gets underway in California, farmers and their workers say they feel whiplashed by a series of contradictory signals about how the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration might affect them. LA Times

VOA VIEW: Don't count of illegal migrants.

"Ellison is great. He'll do a great job with it," Trump told reporters during a news conference Wednesday on the White House lawn. LA Times

The only place where it can really flex now is the international community to potentially activate sleeper cells and to conduct malign activities at an even greater capacity than it had beforehand. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Iran nuclear capabilities should be destroyed now.

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Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee skewered Democrats for burying their heads in the sand once again over the question of Joe Biden's cognitive decline by skipping a hearing about the alleged abuse of the aging president's autopen authority. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Dem rather live with deception and lies.

Officials at the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, as they brace for the effects of President Trump’s policies on trade, taxes and immigration. New York Times

President Trump decided to check the immigration status of a work crew installing a new flagpole at the White House. New York Times

VOA VIEW: As he should.

Researchers found children with highly addictive use of phones, video games or social media were two to three times as likely to have thoughts of suicide or to harm themselves. New York Times

VOA VIEW: This is a serious problem.

The drug could change the course of the AIDS epidemic. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Good, if it works.

The president’s supporters are warring over two dueling campaign promises: to steer clear of foreign wars and to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. New York Times

VOA VIEW: This is liberal thinking.

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Former Fox News host-turned-host of his own independently-produced program on X, Tucker Carlson and Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz engaged in a heated, back-and-forth exchange over the United States’ involvement in the Israel-Iran war. OANN

VOA VIEW: Carlson is picking the wrong fight.

President Donald Trump's White House team began the process of installing two brand new flagpoles, which the president personally funded, on the grounds of the White House. OANN

The U.S. State Department has announced that the United States Embassy in Jerusalem will be closed from Wednesday through Friday -- due to the increasing security threat stemming from the ongoing Israel-Iran war. OANN

VOA VIEW: It is a sign of fear.

The Parliament of the United Kingdom has initiated preliminary efforts to advance the decriminalization of late-term abortions. OANN

VOA VIEW: As they should.

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Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the U.S. this week with a heat dome that will bring stifling temperatures and uncomfortable humidity to millions. Washington Times

Nearly 9 in 10 nondegree certificates for skilled trades have no positive impact on wages, according to a report that finds U.S. job preparation programs lagging behind workforce needs. Washington Times

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dipped to 245,000 last week, hovering at historically low levels, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Good news.

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The Supreme Court ruled against Texas and landowners who challenged a plan to store thousands of metric tons of nuclear waste at a facility in the state. CBS

The Supreme Court ruled that Tennessee's law restricting gender-affirming care for transgender youth does not violate the 14th Amendment. CBS

VOA VIEW: Good!

In a medical first, surgeons at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston successfully performed a fully robotic heart transplant on a 45-year-old patient. He now says he's living a brand-new life. CBS

VOA VIEW: Great news.

About three dozen of the nearly 1,200 measles infections in 2025 have been in people with two measles vaccine doses, the CDC says. CBS

A federal judge struck down sweeping Trump administration orders that resulted in the cancellation of hundreds of National Institutes of Health research grants. CBS

VOA VIEW: This will go to the SC.

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U.S. President Donald Trump had on Tuesday called for Iran's "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" CNBC

VOA VIEW: Iran needs to pay the damages.

Mortgage demand to buy a home and to refinance a loan declined, despite falling interest rates. Weak consumer confidence is the culprit. CNBC

VOA VIEW: These are bad times.

Global manufacturers are rethinking their products design, looking to tap into a lesser-known legal technique known as "tariff engineering" to lower duty costs. CNBC

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President Donald Trump plans to again extend the deadline requiring China's ByteDance to divest TikTok's U.S. business or be effectively banned in the country. CNBC

VOA VIEW: TIKTOK must be banned - stop the gaming.

This is the first legislative victory for the digital asset industry, which put around $250 million in the 2024 election cycle. CNBC

A $1.4 million heist of Nintendo Switch 2 consoles occurred in Colorado just days after worldwide release, with 2,810 units stolen from a semitruck. FOX News

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered 2,000 more National Guard troops into the field to protect ICE agents and federal property while Los Angeles faces civil unrest. FOX News

VOA VIEW: Sad, but true.

Over 80 illegal migrants arrested at Delta Downs Racetrack in joint ICE operation targeting unauthorized workers, including criminal alien with multiple prior convictions. FOX News

Suspected Tren de Aragua gang members were caught on camera at a Colorado apartment complex, in an incident authorities are calling "very reminiscent" to last year's gang takeover. FOX News

VOA VIEW: Colorado mayor is a liar.

LA officials announced charges against rioters from ongoing immigration protests after making 575 arrests, and federal investigations into protest funding by the IRS have begun. FOX News

VOA VIEW: They need to be prosecuted.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Tuesday that FreshRealm is recalling chicken Alfredo products that may be tainted with Listeria monocytogenes. All products made before Tuesday are affected. UPI

Tropical Storm Erick was upgraded to a hurricane early Monday morning, with sustained winds of 75 miles per hour. UPI

North Korea will send 6,000 military workers and combat engineers to help rebuild Russia's Kursk region, Moscow's top security official said, in the latest show of growing ties between the two countries. UPI

VOA VIEW: The ties will sour.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is resting in a Washington, D.C., hospital after suffering an allergic reaction on Tuesday. UPI

Haiti is one of five countries facing extreme famine and the risk of starvation in the coming months unless urgent humanitarian action is taken. UPI

An American citizen was among at least 28 people killed in a deadly and huge Russian strike on Kyiv overnight Tuesday. UPI

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